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Our Reporter Fifty members of the House of Representatives from different parts of Nigeria and political parties, known as Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South-East, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to invoke Section 174 of the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Section 107(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The lawmakers made this appeal in a three-page letter signed by the lawmakers, dated June 19, 2024, and addressed to the President. The lawmakers also appealed…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chairman of Adada State Creation Movement, has said that both Enugu and Ebonyi states were solidly in support of the creation of Adada State from the southern Igbo to be at par with the northern Igbo comprising Anambra, Abia and Imo states. He said this in an interview with newsmen in Nsukka, the proposed capital of the proposed Adada State. Ugwu, who was reacting to the current motion in the House of Representatives for the creation of additional state in the South-East geopolitical zone, said that the creation of Adada would balance the equation in the South-East.…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Umuawulu, a sleepy settlement in Awka, the capital of Anambra State in the South-East, is the unlikely origin of one of the greatest sporting resumes ever to come out of Nigeria. In the bowels of this village lies Holy Cross High School, the site from which story sprouted. Until the politicians contrived to destroy education generally, Nigeria’s High Schools used to guarantee an interminable production line of rarefied sporting talent. This role pre-dated Independence. Historian, Peter Alegi, recalls that in territories – such as Nigeria – ruled by the British, missionaries and colonialists formed steeped in Victorian…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says that the Owerri Central Market Complex when completed will attract businessmen and women from across the country and beyond. He said this during the ground breaking ceremony of the market project at Umuohiadagu, Umualum in Nekede area of Owerri. President Obasanjo who was the special guest of honour at the epoch making event, was confident that the money invested in the project will be recouped through profit from the investment. He described Owerri as the Eastern Heartland of the nation and maintained that with the assurances the Governor had given to…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Elder Ihekwoaba Livingston Uzoho, an Enugu-based businessman and an indigene of Imo State, has raised the alarm over the alleged plan by the administration of Governor Peter Mbah to demolish his residence and reallocate same to former governor of Ebonyi State and current Minister of Works, David Umahi. He made the call while speaking to Journalists on his plight and wondered whether it was a crime to acquire a property in Enugu State capital. Uzoho, who has been living in his property located at No 6 Ozubulu Street Independence Layout, Enugu, and paying his tax without default…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government and some Stakeholders on infectious diseases, have pledged to work together to reduce incidence of infectious diseases in the state. The pledge was made during a one-day workshop organised by the New-Life Community Care Initiative (NELCCI) Nigeria to “Develop Engagement Plan” on fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria (ATM), in Enugu. The programme is being financed by Global Fund (GF), implemented by the Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN) National in collaboration with NELCCI, Enugu State. Speaking at the event, the State Malaria Programme Manager and Coordinator, Dr Ifeoma…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Stakeholders in Anambra State have declared their readiness to drive the process of achieving efficient healthcare services in primary health centers in the state. This was made known during a one-day strategic dialogue session on improving access to maternal and child healthcare service delivery in the state. The stakeholders comprised leaders and members of the Community Development Network (COMEN), Ward Development Committees, (WDCs) the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), Small-scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) and other network of partners. The workshop was one…

…Moves to digitalise Abia economy Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti has said that meeting the infrastructural deficit of Abia State is his major preoccupation at the moment. He also vowed to make education, health agriculture, security and others focus of his second year in office. The Governor who stated this during a media parley Friday night, hinted of his plans to digitalise the economy of the state. Otti said that the project would be heralded by the broadband technology which would provide access to Internet in the state. He announced that in the days ahead, he would be appointing…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Fourteen boats and several drums of crude oil recovered from oil bunkerers at Isimini Waterside, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, were Friday night destroyed by the Nigerian Army. The destruction of the boats was supervised by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu, Major Gen. H. T Dada, who personally led the operation. Briefing newsmen before setting ablaze the confiscated equipment, the GOC who was flanked by the Brigade Commander, 14 Brigade, Ohafia, Brig. Gen. Olusola Diya, gave quit notice to oil bunkerers and economic saboteurs in Abia and…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has received former Governor of the state, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, with a promise to work with every Abian irrespective of one’s political affiliation. The Labour Party Governor who received, Kalu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said that what mattered was the progress of Abia State, and not party loyalty. Gov. Otti reaffirmed his philosophy that once elections and litigations are over, partisan politics takes a back seat while governance takes front stage. According to him, he is the Governor of Abia State and not the Governor of…